Full Text of SR0959 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Donald Albert "Doc" Guehler of Somonauk, | 4 | | who passed away on September 5, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born May 14, 1925, on a farm outside of | 6 | | Leland to Albert August and Anna (Passow) Guehler; he married | 7 | | Shirley M. Walker on April 11, 1948, at the Federated Church in | 8 | | Sandwich; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was a family farmer (dairy, hogs, grain, and | 10 | | chickens), a seed corn dealer for both Crow's and Funk's | 11 | | hybrids, an insurance representative, and a real estate agent; | 12 | | he attended rural schools and graduated from Somonauk High | 13 | | School in 1942; he was active in sports, Future Farmers of | 14 | | America, and 4-H, and was a lifelong member of St. John's | 15 | | Lutheran Church in Somonauk and almost a lifelong member of St. | 16 | | John's choir; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He held many positions with St. John's parish over | 18 | | the years, including stewardship and building fund endeavors, | 19 | | high school Sunday School teacher, lay minister, speaker, and | 20 | | congregation president, as was his father and grandfather; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau |
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| 1 | | for four decades and was vice president for decades as well; he | 2 | | was a member of the Somonauk Lions Club, president of the | 3 | | Somonauk Music Boosters, a PTA and Somonauk School Board member | 4 | | for decades and president for years; he was an honorary member | 5 | | of the Somonauk FFA chapter and was a cultural icon in the Fox | 6 | | Valley as an emcee for hundreds of Farm Bureau, community, and | 7 | | church events for decades; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, He played center in basketball and pitched | 9 | | softball for town and church leagues in the 40s and 50s; he was | 10 | | an enthusiastic water skier, had an affair with golf, and was | 11 | | an avid bowler and gardener his entire adult life; he also | 12 | | entertained church and community events as "Doc and the Country | 13 | | Boys" musical and variety show; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, | 15 | | Shirley, on June 4, 2010; and his sister and brother-in-law, | 16 | | Marge (Dean) Coddington; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Donald Guehler is survived by his sons, Dennis | 18 | | "Denny" Guehler and Roger Guehler; his daughters, Rhonda | 19 | | (Darrell) Vander Bloomen and Sherrill (Gary) Randau; his | 20 | | granddaughter, Katie Randau; his grandsons, Adam Stavros, Dan | 21 | | Vander Bloomen, and Torr Randau; his sister-in-law, Mary | 22 | | Krzystofiak; his brother-in-law, Chuck (Stella) Walker; and a | 23 | | niece and four nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | his family and friends, the passing of Donald Guehler; and be | 4 | | it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Donald Guehler as a symbol of our | 7 | | sincere sympathy.
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